Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 by Michael Sklar
John Vander Wal = Pirate Legend
Today, I pondered the best way to exemplify how comically bad the Pirates franchise has been, particularly since the start of the new millenium. Of course, I could just point to the standings, but I decided instead to be creative and test my post-2000 Pirates knowledge. I decided to guess the 10 players that had hit the most home runs for the Pirates from 2000-present, and then check the stats to see:
A. How many I got correct
B. How much time I’ve wasted following this team.
You may feel free to try it yourself, and compare it against my guesses (after the jump, of course):
“The No-Brainers:” Jason Bay, Brian Giles, Craig Wilson, Aramis Ramirez
” Pretty solid picks:” Reggie Sanders, Daryle Ward, Rob Mackowiak
“I can’t believe I’m picking these guys:” Jack Wilson, Kevin Young, John Vanderwal
Below is the top 10 list, in order.
1. Brian Giles - 126
2. Jason Bay - 115
3. Craig Wilson - 94
4. Aramis Ramirez - 70
T-5. Rob Mackowiak - 52
T-5. Kevin Young - 52
7. Jack Wilson - 50
8. Jason Kendall - 36
9. John Vander Wal - 35
10. Reggie Sanders - 31
So I went 9/10, missing only the Pirates (slightly less homosexual) version of Mike Piazza. And for those counting, Tike finished with 15.
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